In this story, three boys with a time-travel book find themselves 100 years in the future. The story begins with Sam, Fred, and Joe trying to get away from a robot that is chasing them through a museum. They leave the museum and discover that New York has changed dramatically. It is busier and noisier than before and the buildings are much taller. Layer after layer of people and cars float by above them. Joe’s uncle and three girls—the boys’ great-granddaughters—appear and help them. Joe’s uncle and the girls discuss the rules of time travel and how nothing, including the time-travel book, can be in two places at once. The boysare about to give up hope of returning to the past when Joe’s uncle shows them his time warp watch.
Literary Words
• science fiction: stories about life in the
future based on imaginary developments in
science and technology
• setting: the time and place when an event or
story occurs
Academic Words
shift = a change in the way most people think about something, or in the way something is done
➡
There was a huge shift in their ideas
about nature after their visit to the natural
history museum.
specific = detailed and exact
➡
Tell me more about your trip. You told me
some general things, but I’d like to hear some
specific details.
strategies = sets of plans and skills used
in order to gain success or achieve an aim
➡
Her strategies for preparing for an exam are to
study with friends and get a good night’s sleep.
techniques = special methods of
doing something ➡ There are many techniques that science fiction
writers use to create believable stories.
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